Are any of these CPU coolers good for a little bit of OC?

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Ryan Cernicky

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Im thinking i will either go with the Corasir H50 or H60. My CPU is a amd fx 6300 running a 3.5 and i was thinking of running it at 4.2? Would these water coolers do the job but also not produce aton of noise?
 
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Liquid cooling is some of the best options to go for in that they produce very little noise while cooling the processor very effectively. Either of those would keep a processor cool and the noise level down while overclocking that processor.
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clifford64

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Liquid cooling is some of the best options to go for in that they produce very little noise while cooling the processor very effectively. Either of those would keep a processor cool and the noise level down while overclocking that processor.
 
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I might disagree.
My canned rant on liquid cooling:
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You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15 or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
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The good old air vs water cooling. I will tend to go with geofelt on this answer. Usually, in most case, water cooling are not worth the trouble while trouble free air is plentiful around your computer. Air cooling is a proven thing, while water cooling can always break down due to the multiple component require for its functioning cycle.
Like geofelt, I am sporting a Noctua that really is whisper quiet and do an excellent job at cooling the cpu. While corsair close water cooling loop are nice, there have been case of damage due to leaks.
 
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The H50 and H60 really aren't worth their price for the performance they give. Usually you either want go at least 240mm rad or air cooling. You would probably end up with about the same temps as you would with the $30 Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo. Also, the chances of a leak are extremely low, probably about the same as receiving a non functioning fan on a air cooler.
 
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Make sure your case is big enough to handle coolers like Hyper 212 (Plus or Evo) and Noctua N14/15 etc. If they have the clearance then they are a preferred choice especially agains the smaller/weaker water coolers. Only time I would even consider buying a 120mm water cooler is when they drop to ~$40-50 price range. Bought my H100i $65 and it's been going good for 1 week so far, not sure if I'll be unlucky and get a leak.

If your case can't fit the heatsinks you might be better off getting a bigger case that is cheap (and nice) and (cooler master or noctua, etc heatsink).
 
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